Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside a win in slow-counting California earlier Wednesday, gave the GOP the 218 ...
Special counsel Jack Smith and his team to resign before Trump takes office
Smith's federal criminal cases against Trump were upended by the election, as the Justice Department's longstanding policy is ...
Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump’s classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a court to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified documents case ...
Supreme Court appears likely to allow securities fraud suit against Nvidia
The lawsuit alleges the chipmaker hid its dependence on sales to the volatile cryptocurrency market before a crash tanked the ...
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Federal Court takes aim at White House’s environment authority
The ruling comes a few months after a Supreme Court ruling further limited the power of the executive branch, saying that ...
U.S. Senate Republicans choose a Mitch McConnell acolyte to replace him
Mitch McConnell’s 18-year run as Senate Republican leader ended Wednesday as the GOP caucus selected a longtime protege of ...
Trump abolishing Education Department spells doom for Black America
It is our time to have courage and fight for kids,” former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told theGrio. President-elect ...
Democrats push for bump stock ban in Senate hearing
The congressional session may be coming to an end, but Senate Democrats say their work to reduce gun violence isn’t finished.
Explainer-Expect to hear the F-word a lot in the US Senate next year
Republican majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress will give Donald Trump the power to achieve many of his goals ...
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Republicans will retain House majority, CNN projects, completing GOP’s dominance of Washington
Republicans have secured their monopoly on power in Donald Trump’s new Washington, retaining their majority in the House of Representatives, CNN projected Wednesday, ushering in a dramatic new ...
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Senate Republicans settle on a new party leader after seizing the majority on Election Day
It was the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades. Three senators were competing to ...
Argentina tribunal upholds corruption verdict against former President Cristina Fernández
A tribunal in Argentina on Wednesday upheld a six-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from holding public office against former President Cristina Fernández, a ...